The nonprofit Live Baltimore started a new campaign this month aimed at getting more people to move to the city, and anyone can take part in the "What We Love" initiative.The initiative is asking Baltimore residents to take and Tweet their photos about their favorite parts of city living as part of the new campaign."We're getting some great responses from all over the city, whether it's about dining or playing in parks, whether it's a neighborhood cookout or neighbors helping find a lost cat," said Steve Gondol of Live Baltimore.Live Baltimore will have staff on hand to take people's photos at farmers' markets around the city this summer. They've also set up seven do-it-yourself photo booths on the sides of bus stations around the city."All you have to do is just stand at the bus stop. There's the backdrop there, and you take a photo and you Tweet it to us -- hash tag #Bmorewhatwelove -- and we'll put it up there," Gondol said.Organizers said people can hold up a sign stating what they love about Baltimore or send it with their Tweet. All of the pictures are compiled on Live Baltimore's website as a big do-it-yourself ad for the city."Hearing the negative stuff sometimes overwhelms us. Now, we're going to bring in the positive because we know it's out there. It's in all the neighborhoods, and we're just going to do that work of bringing it all together," Gondol said.To sweeten the pot, there are prizes for the most unique submissions. The goal is to ultimately get people excited about moving to the city by highlighting Baltimore's best assets and people."We have people that are third generation Baltimoreans. We have people who have been here for eight months, and we really want people to see these are the people who are waking up and going to bed here and really sharing what is great about the city," Gondol said. "I think it has a really genuine effect when it's not an ad agency or marketing group. Instead, it's coming right from the voice of the people who are living it every day."The program runs through the end of the summer. For a complete list of photo booth locations, click on the link above.

BALTIMORE —

The nonprofit Live Baltimore started a new campaign this month aimed at getting more people to move to the city, and anyone can take part in the "What We Love" initiative.

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The initiative is asking Baltimore residents to take and Tweet their photos about their favorite parts of city living as part of the new campaign.

"We're getting some great responses from all over the city, whether it's about dining or playing in parks, whether it's a neighborhood cookout or neighbors helping find a lost cat," said Steve Gondol of Live Baltimore.

Live Baltimore will have staff on hand to take people's photos at farmers' markets around the city this summer. They've also set up seven do-it-yourself photo booths on the sides of bus stations around the city.

"All you have to do is just stand at the bus stop. There's the backdrop there, and you take a photo and you Tweet it to us -- hash tag #Bmorewhatwelove -- and we'll put it up there," Gondol said.

Organizers said people can hold up a sign stating what they love about Baltimore or send it with their Tweet. All of the pictures are compiled on Live Baltimore's website as a big do-it-yourself ad for the city.

"Hearing the negative stuff sometimes overwhelms us. Now, we're going to bring in the positive because we know it's out there. It's in all the neighborhoods, and we're just going to do that work of bringing it all together," Gondol said.

To sweeten the pot, there are prizes for the most unique submissions. The goal is to ultimately get people excited about moving to the city by highlighting Baltimore's best assets and people.

"We have people that are third generation Baltimoreans. We have people who have been here for eight months, and we really want people to see these are the people who are waking up and going to bed here and really sharing what is great about the city," Gondol said. "I think it has a really genuine effect when it's not an ad agency or marketing group. Instead, it's coming right from the voice of the people who are living it every day."

The program runs through the end of the summer. For a complete list of photo booth locations, click on the link above.